Niwatchai Kasemmongkol, secretary-general and spokesman for the NACC, said on Monday (Feb 28) the commission resolved on Feb 2 that Mr Charupong had violated Section 103 of the anti-corruption law when he demanded a private firm pay for airline tickets with combined value of almost B60,000.
According to the NACC’s findings, the air tickets were for trips to China in 2012 and to Malaysia in 2013 and paid for by East Water Resources Development and Development Plc, reports the Bangkok Post.
Since there was no connection between Charupong and the firm in question, the air tickets were deemed as gifts under the anti-corruption law which prohibits state officials from receiving goods or services worth more than B3,000.
Mr Niwatchai said the case against Charupong has now been forwarded to the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) with the recommendation that he be indicted.
The offence is punishable by fine of B30,000, a three-year jail term or both.
Charupong was the interior minister and the Pheu Thai Party leader from 2012 to 2014.
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